Russian attack on cargo ship kills three crew, Ukrainian officials say


July ⁠13 (Reuters) - A ⁠Russian attack ‌on a Togolese-flagged civilian merchant vessel ​killed three ⁠crew ⁠and injured five, ⁠Ukraine's Deputy ‌Prime ⁠Minister Oleksiy Kuleba ​said ‌on Monday.

The vessel, ⁠carrying ​mineral fertilisers, was ⁠moored in ​the Odesa region and at ⁠a time of the attack, regional ​governor ⁠Oleh Kiper ​said.

(Reporting ‌by Anna PruchnickaEditing ​by Peter Graff)

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